Nobody Wanted to Die

Nobody Wanted to Die

1966 · 107 min · ★ 5.5 · Drama, Action, History, War

The film is set in Lithuania after the Second World War. It shows dramatic events in a small Lithuanian farming community, where people are split between the Soviets and the "brothers in the woods", who are fighting to defend their land from the Soviets after the end of the Second World War.

Directed by Vytautas Žalakevičius · Written by Vytautas Žalakevičius

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